Comparison of nasalance in Spanish-speaking bilinguals and English-speaking monolinguals living in eastern North Carolina : a preliminary investigation / by Katie Broadwell.

Author/creator Broadwell, Katie author.
Other author Perry, Jamie L., degree supervisor.
Other author East Carolina University. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Format Theses and dissertations
Publication[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2016.
Description42 pages.
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SeriesECU College of Allied Health Sciences thesis
ECU College of Allied Health Sciences thesis. UNAUTHORIZED
Summary The purpose of this study was to obtain preliminary nasalance (percentage of air resonated in the nasal cavity) data for typically developing, Spanish-speaking bilinguals living in NC. A secondary aim was to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference in nasalance between Spanish-English bilingual children and English monolingual children. Sixteen healthy children (8 monolingual English-speaking, 8 Spanish-English bilingual) with normal anatomy between 5 and 6 years of age at the time of the experiment completed the experiment. Between-group comparisons of the mean nasalance values were conducted using a paired samples t test. Independent samples t tests were used to compare bilingual participants' productions of the English and Spanish stimuli. A statistically significant difference was found in overall mean nasalance values between monolingual and bilingual groups. However, when analyses were separated by stimulus type, only the single-word productions of Spanish stimuli differed significantly between groups. The data from this study provide preliminary nasalance values for a population of Spanish-English bilingual children with normal anatomy.
General notePresented to the faculty of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
General noteAdvisor: Jamie Perry.
General noteTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed June 21, 2016).
Dissertation noteM.S. East Carolina University 2016.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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